lustHello Everyone,
This film was shot in San Francisco over the summer. Syam Zapalowski directing, John Vandenber, Adam Brown, and Elizabeth Carol were acting. Tyler Pearson did the Sound for the movie. Nikko Tyson shot directed the photography. Thanks to everyone involved, enjoy!
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I’ve been shooting for UCSF this week. They are celebrating Transplant Week. Basically it’s a big celebration for all of the doctors and organ donors and recipients. I’ve gotten to meet a lot of great people and hear some very interesting lectures. Last night they had a reception and dinner at the Fairmont. Here’s a photo I took of the opera singer.
Carmen
Look at that lettuce grow! We’ve also got a pretty awesome free standing fireplace, compliments of our neighbors upstairs.
I’m hooked. I watch this stuff every day now, mostly in the mornings when I should be doing my german homework. Anyways, for those wanting to watch German TV you can get a ton of stuff now on YouTube. Deutsche Welle has launched a YouTube channel in both english und deutsch and there are hundreds of videos.
And the first thing I hear my dad say when hearing I’m trying out a straight razor is “are you crazy?” — well I indirectly heard this through my brother Tyler who was instructed by my dad while on a cell phone to ask me this question.
Anyways, I bought a straight razor. I didn’t go all out though. I bought one that uses disposable razor blades. I wasn’t sure if I would like it and I didn’t want to cough up $200–$300 for a decent straight razor so I went the disposable route. The upside is the blades are super cheap. Between $.50 and $1 a piece depending on what kind and in what quantity you buy them. That’s a hell of a lot better than the $15 pack of 3 Gillette blades, which I am sick of buying.
I bought some decent shaving cream and a good brush to go with it. It was highly recommended by the folks at “The Art of Shaving” where I bought the razor and I thought I might as well give it a serious chance if I’m going to do this thing.
After purchasing it I went home and watched a few “how to” videos on YouTube. They were good at giving me a sense of the basics. Then I decided to go for it. I took a hot shower and afterwards went for my first shave with the straight razor. I should add that I had not shaven in quite a few days so that added to the complexity of the situation.
The tools.
This is me before I’ve shaved.
This is me after I’ve shaved.
My skin wasn’t really that red after shaving, it’s just bad color from the photo.
Regarding my tools. Maybe some of this is overkill but it’s my first time and I wanted to get the full experience. We have an initial oil used to prep the skin and help provide a barrier between the blade and your skin, it’s also suppose to provide a smoother surface so your less likely to cut yourself. There is also the brush, the shaving lotion, after shave lotion and finally the razor. I used a Dovo Shavette.
Well I’m sure you are wondering how it went. Well, it actually went just fine. Yes I cut myself, but nothing more than a few little nicks here and there which I think is pretty damn good for my first time shaving with a straight razor. I didn’t experience the gushing of blood that I had heard about. Granted I took a looong time to shave as it was very awkward to use at first. It’s mostly tricky to figure out the best angles and hand positions for holding the blade for the different parts of the face. Some areas I got a really nice close shave that was better than any thing I’ve experienced with the Mach3 blades from Gillette. Other areas I had quite a bit of trouble and it was still a little on the rough side after shaving. I only took one pass as I had all of the little nicks I wanted and my skin was not terribly happy with me.
It’s hard to tell yet but I think I may be a convert in the making. I’m going to give it a few months and see if I can really get the hang of it. Time will tell.
Our genius little brother was wrestling the other day and broke his arm. Somebody picked up little tut and threw him to the ground. He tried to brace himself with his poor little arm and then the arm gave way. Well, now our little brother is going to have an “enhanced” elbow with one or two additional screws to keep things in working order. Get well soon little brother!
(& Carmen’s but a different Carmen)
Note to Mr.Major:
Congratulations buddy. You did it kinda backwards but congratulations all the same — the kids are suppose to come after the wedding, and the relationship is definitely suppose to come after the kids. You lucked out. You know have a beautiful wife and three beautiful daughters. So once again, congratulations.
Yep, that’s me. Behind me is where the ceremony was. Sorry, I’ve got no pictures of the actual ceremony.
This is the same spot except facing the opposite direction. This is looking back at the hotel towards the dining hall were the reception begins.
The wedding reception. Free finger food and most importantly, free booze. I had a kick ass time drinking lots of the house wine, visiting with Bin’s mom and wrestling with the little kids that were all over the place.
The Bride and the groom the day after the wedding.
After I finished up my very late breakfast / lunch Bin, Carmen and I decided to go to a local diner to get some food. Bin & Carmen were a bit hungry and well, I’m always hungry, even after I eat. So we checked out this place. I ordered a cup of tea and a piece of Lemon cake. It was by far the absolute worst tea and lemon cake I ever had. I drank the tea, and threw away the lemon cake. I’m a big fan of small time diners, but this place was awful.
I just got new glasses. After two years my old glasses were scratched really bad and the prescription was a little off — my eyes tend to constantly change. On that note, amazingly enough my eyes have actually gotten better. Over the past 4 years they have improved by half a point, going from -6.75 to around -6.00.
